Marina Berlusconi

thumb|Marina Berlusconi in 2019 Marina Elvira Berlusconi (born 10 August 1966) is an Italian businesswoman. She is the chairwoman of the holding company Fininvest and the publishing company Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, the latter being the biggest publishing company in Italy. She is the eldest daughter of businessman and former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Quotes Not only did I read Gomorra (a book of Roberto Saviano), but I also enjoyed it. And even if I hadn't liked it, nothing would have changed. Because a liberal publisher keeps his personal opinions separate from the publishing house's decisions. Quoted in Criminalità, Saviano critica la Lega Il Carroccio lo attacca: "Ha fatto i soldi", Repubblica, 27 July 2010. (About Elisabetta Sgarbi) [...] I don't mind at all being considered incompatible with someone who displays such arrogance and such contempt for the opinions and views of others. La versione di Marina, ilfoglio.it, 26 November 2015. (About Mario Draghi) He has restored the proper importance to values such as professionalism, authority and Europeanism. Thanks to him, we got rid of a lot of sorcerer's apprentices and returned to the ethos of competence. Draghi has played a key role in creating the new atmosphere that I feel I can sense, and which goes beyond his work. From an interview by Daniele Manca, «L'Italia sta crescendo, bisogna aver fiducia: ora siamo più maturi», Corriere della Sera, 13 November 2021. [...] What is happening in Anglo-Saxon countries, starting with the United States, is frightening. They are fighting racism with another form of racism; they are trying to distort history because it is too 'white'. Is cancel culture really so different from the fundamentalism of the Taliban, who destroyed the Buddha statues, a World Heritage Site? So, it seems to me that in Italy, there are more and more voices speaking out against this cancer of contemporary thought. I would say we seem more resistant to the contagion. From an interview by Daniele Manca, L'Italia sta crescendo, bisogna aver fiducia: ora siamo più maturi, Corriere della Sera, 13 November 2021. Interviews Daniele Manca, Marina Berlusconi: «L'Ue può essere la nostra salvezza, o la nostra rovina. Su aborto, fine vita e Lgbtq sono più in sintonia con la sinistra», Corriere della Sera, 24 June 2024 For almost 80 years of peace, we have been fortunate enough to be able to regard freedom as an established achievement. That is no longer the case. Two wars are tearing apart Europe's borders, while a worrying anti-Western front is forming, from Russia to China. However, we also have to deal with an internal enemy that is no less insidious. [...] Well, the success of movements with anti-democratic ideas in the European elections cannot fail to cause concern. Concerns about the consequences of the upcoming US election are growing. My father was trying to bring Putin's Russia into the Western alliance. He was a man of peace, who aimed to strengthen and even expand the West and democracy. That's why I find it is unacceptable for anyone to compare him to today's pro-Putin figures, who are despised by the West and by democracy. I think Brussels needs to engage in some very deep reflection. Behind the spread of certain anti-democratic sentiments, there is also a growing impatience – almost anger – towards a Europe of excessive control, dirigisme and bureaucracy. However, the answer certainly cannot be to shut ourselves away within our own borders. On the contrary, we need a stronger, more united Europe, one that can make people see all the benefits of true unity. We need to be unequivocal about values such as freedom and democracy, starting with our support for Ukraine. In short, Europe can be our salvation, or – and this is important – our downfall. This government has always fully respected the rules of democracy and, in its foreign policy, has maintained a firm commitment to pro-European and pro-Atlantic positions. Of course, there are also issues on which people may agree to a greater or lesser extent... [...] Personally, for example, on civil rights. When it comes to abortion, end-of-life care or LGBTQ rights, I feel more in tune with the common-sense left. Because everyone should be free to choose. Here, too, you see, we come back to the fundamental question, the one on which I don't believe we can give an inch: the question of freedom. Quotes about [On Marina Berlusconi entering politics] That will never happen; she isn't even remotely considering it.  Fedele Confalonieri, quote din Confalonieri a Montezemolo: «Te lo dico da amico: sta a cà tua...», Corriere della Sera, 29 August 2011. External links Berlusconi, Marina Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Businesspeople from Italy